Starting A Heavy Planted 450Litre Rio 400

[migdem]

I am preparing my 450 litre tank and came to the step that i should choose what plants should i get.
Info about tank.


Gravel - Seachem Red & Dark Mixed
Volume - 450Litres 1/2 RO and 1/2 Tap
Light - 216W (10 hours a day)
With CO2 connected to an Aqua Medic reactor 1000 for maximum efficiency and with PH controller set with 6.8PH.
I will try to dose once a week Seachem Flourish. Should I also get the Root Tablets??


Fish i am going to get are angels, bristlenose and tetras.


Plants that i am going to choose are the following. Would like some of your opinions if these are right for my set up.


Back - RIGHT Vallisneria spiralis
MIDDLE Echinodorus Amazonicus
LEFT Hygrophila Polysperma 'Rosanervig'


Middle - LEFT Nymphaea Lotus Red
LEFT in front of lotus Cryptocoryne walkeri or Cryptocoryne becketti
Middle LEFT Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica'
Middle RIGHT Cryptocoryne undulata
Right Cryptocoryne Lucens


Carpet - Echinodorus Tenellus or Marsilea Hirsuta (Preffered)


Mosses & Anubias on driftwood with moss ball to fill in some blank.




Below Tank right now.

 

[SimoUK]

Awesome! this should be great, nice tank, and great wood!

 

[SuperColey1]

Awesome! this should be great, nice tank, and great wood!

Can i ask why the RO water? Are your tap water params dictating this?

AC

 

[stevereade]

Or are you planning on some discus in the future, tank that size and well planted would look awesome with discus

 

[gearhead65]

Sweet!! Background looks awesome as well. Foam?

 

[migdem]

I plan on angelfish now and later discus

My tap water is a bit hard so I mix it with RO.

My Background


What about the choice of the plants. Are they good for my setup?

 

[migdem]

I am going to order


7x Vallisneria spiralis - BUNCHES
3x Echinodorus Amazonicus BUNCHES POTTED
9x Rotala Indica - BUNCHES
3x Nymphaea Lotus Red - POTTED
3x Cryptocoryne becketti - POTTED
4x Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' - POTTED
4x Cryptocoryne undulata - POTTED
4x Cryptocoryne Lucens - POTTED
4x Echinodorus Tenellus - BUNCH
1x anubias coffee folia -


What do you think?

 

[ebi]

hi.

I think there are lots of mosses you can choose from on your diftwood, which you can attach using a fishing line. example "Fissidens fontanus,Flame Moss,Spiky Moss" will look reall well on your large wood.

You can finds out more plants info at Google or aquashrimps.co.uk

hope this help

 

[migdem]

I have some moss just like that (flame moss) it is extremely beautiful and grows quite fast imo for a moss.